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I saw a place I liked today. $650 per month, which is at the top of my price range. but way nicer than anything else I've seen. I'd like to ask my roommate what she thinks of wherever she's living now, but the longer this shit goes on, the more and more pissed I get at her, and I'm not sure I'm capable of being civilized at this point. It's especially hard to budget when you have no idea how much you've been using as far as energy and water (downside of all bills paid). I keep telling myself that I'm not on as tight a budget as I've been living on, especially now that my income is actually steady and it's not like, say, January when I only earned $400 that entire month. But I live in fear of putting myself in a bind.

And I swear to god if my mom suggests that I get a new car one more time, I'm going to scream at her.

Speaking of things I'd rather just say fuck it and give up on, plans for Dragon*con are still at a standstill. I can't find anyone willing to split a hotel/motel room, so unless I find a Super 8 that's like $30 a night, I can't afford to go. I know hotels can get pricey, and this is Atlanta we're talking about, so that automatically means more costly. I really want to go, hell I'd love to go on a vacation anywhere this fall when I can use some off time, but just as was the case with my mutliple failed attempts to create a sparkly gathering, it's probably just a pipe dream. *sigh*

I need to stop before I go off on someone. I'm not in a good mood. Can you tell?

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I'm still trying to contact she who is running the room I'm staying in, but try Kristy, too. I think she's looking at a local hostel.

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And try kristy again because I think she's going to find the hostel idea not to work.

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She was the first person I contacted, and she told me she wasn't comfortable with it for whatever reason. :/ But thanks anyway.

Try posting on gaeta_squee for a roomie? Its considered on topic.

And btw - I think I am a good fifteen years older than you - When I was 27 I was making 19k a year and now I am 37 - yer already doing better than I was.

I have a pretty good job, so I'm not complaining there.

I shall try posting to the comm at some point.

Oooh where's the place you saw?

I can tell you what my utilities usually run, if that'll help you with your budget. Water/trash is about $35/month (ugh), and electric is about $45/month for me, but I am very careful about conserving ie, I don't leave the A/C on when I go to work, and when it is on, it's set at 78. Since I have free cable, I just have the cheapest internet, which is I think $26/month. Apparently you don't have to have cable to get internet here, which I didn't realize, but mine is free so it's not an issue for me.

The place I saw was on Brodie, south of William Cannon.
That does help, thanks.

You'll be in Atlanta? When? Where is DragonCon? That's a HUGE deal, here, one of the radiopeople (you know, the people that live inside the radio) raves about it, every year.

I mean if push came to shove, I live in Atlanta and I have a couch. If you promise you're not a serial killer. Last ditch, if you need it! You'd probably need transportation, though because if I'm rigth D*con is held way north.

If I can swing it, still trying to work the details. It's labor day weekend. They're holding it at a few hotels- the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta Hilton, couple others.